Parents who would like for their child to attend Voluntary Prekindergarten at one of Manatee County’s public schools for the 2015-2016 school year can apply at the VPK School Choice Fair this Saturday, February 28, at Rogers Garden Elementary from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Rogers Garden Elementary is located at 515 13th Ave. W., in Bradenton.

The VPK Choice Application Period will continue from Monday, March 2, until Friday, March 6, at the Office of Student Assignment, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. The Office of Student Assignment is located at 1400 1st Ave. E., in Palmetto.

VPK Choice applications are also available at school sites and online at: www.manateeschools.net, by clicking on “Parents” then “Department of Early Learning/VPK.” VPK Choice Applications can also be obtained at Rogers Garden Elementary and at the Office of Student Assignment.

It is important to note that parents will need to bring the following documents to Rogers Garden Elementary and the Office of Student Assignment along with the VPK Choice Application:  

  • ID
  • A certified birth certificate
  • The VPK Certificate of Eligibility (COE), which must be obtained from the Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. located at 600 8th Avenue W, in Palmetto.

For questions regarding the COE, please contact the Early Learning Coalition at (941)757-2900 (www.elc-manatee.org).

Approval of VPK Choice applications are subject to enrollment capacities and other demographic criteria. VPK Choice placement is not first come, first served.